OR Bar Family Law 3

Question 1

Oregon recognizes three types of spousal support. Which type is designed to help a lower-earning spouse become self-supporting through education or job training?

Accepted Answer

Transitional support

Answer

Transitional support under ORS 107.105(1)(d)(A) assists a spouse in gaining skills or education needed to achieve financial self-sufficiency.

Question 2

Compensatory spousal support in Oregon is awarded primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Reimburse a spouse for significant contributions to the other's education, training, or career advancement

Answer

Compensatory support under ORS 107.105(1)(d)(B) recognizes the economic sacrifice one spouse made to advance the other's earning capacity.

Question 3

What is the primary standard Oregon courts apply when making initial child custody determinations?

Accepted Answer

The best interests and welfare of the child

Answer

ORS 107.137 directs courts to determine custody based on the best interests and welfare of the child.

Question 4

Under Oregon law, joint legal custody of a child:

Accepted Answer

May not be ordered unless both parents agree to it

Answer

ORS 107.169(2) explicitly states that a court may not order joint custody unless both parents agree.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a statutory factor listed in ORS 107.137 for determining child custody?

Accepted Answer

The financial wealth of each parent

Answer

ORS 107.137 lists multiple best-interest factors, but a parent's relative wealth is not among them.

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OR Bar Family Law 3